The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-12

twenty-eight Sioux Indians being ex.
ecuted at one time, which occurred il
1862.
-FOUR AT ONCE Is ENOUGH"
he remarked as he laid down the pic.
ture.
"YOu look tired" remarked re-
porter.
well, 1 do not deceive my looks
then" he replied. 81 have slept but
little this week, and not at all last
night"
Are you satisfied with the result OIL
the duty imposed upon your"
/ Yes. think the execution passed
off as well as an unpleasant thing like
that could. It is always a sad JOB
for an official to perform, but with
a healthy, moral public sentiment
behind him, the officer feels strong in
doing his duty. l had no fears that
there would be trouble. The police
aided me greatly. The arrangements
of Chief Ebersold and Captain Setback
this morning were admirable and too
much praise cannot be given them and
their efficient force. l die all 1 could
to have the thing
CARRIED OUT DEcENTLY
and in order, and think We succeeded
fairly well. There was not crowd in
the jail and very few curiosity-seekers.
The jury was of business men, and out
side Of these and a few first class
| physicians, who were present for
scientific purposes, there were only the
representatives of the press"
do you take any significant
meaning from the last words of the
doomed men?"
mo, [ do not, replied the sheriff.
He sat still minute, thinking OF the
broken sentence of Parsons, as the drop
fell, and then said: with the
strained public sentiment L did not
deem it expedient to have the men
make long speeches at that time. OF
course it is customary, and it is be-
heved that man can talk as much as
he please5 on the scaffold, but
THERE IS NO LAW AUTHORIZING IT
and 1 deemed it best not to allow it. 1t
seemed to me that it would only lead
to excitement. There had been no
understanding that they would be
allowed to talk from the scaffold, but
on the contrary, as we were going to
the gallows, l was told by DR.. Bolton
that they did not want to, as they had
written great deal to be printed"
do you apprehend there will be
any trouble at the funeral?"
mo, 1 don't. l think the better
judgment of the friends of the IN
fortunate men will prevail and that
nothing will be done to cause repeti-
ton Of tO-daV'S work
"Why was the execution delayed
from 10 to II o clock?"
Merely to give the men all the
chance to escape their doom that
thereESwas. 1t was my intention
to have the work over promptly at 10
o'clock, but when | heard that Captain
Black was at Springfield, pleading with
the Governor, decided to hold off and
give them the benefit of their counsel's
work. did not care to have it said
that
WE HAD RUSHED THEM TO ETERNITY
when there was chance of their being
saved, and so waited. We were ready
at 10, but short time before that tele-
gram came that Captain Black was in
terceding with the Governor. At 10. 15
a second dispatch came that Captain
Black had left the Executives presence
and that the latter had declared it
his irrevocable intention not to in
terfere further with the verdict of the
courts. 1 might have hanged them
then, but waited until the usual time
before carrying out the execution.
The Sheriff does not seem to fear that
he will be prosecuted for murder by At
torneys Black and Solomon, as per no
tice yesterday. but expressed himself
that it was a very foolish notion. He
believes that Mrs. Parsons should be
watched and prevented from travelling
around as ''the widow of martyr" to
carry out the work of organizing the
Anarchists.
The news of Mrs. Parsons ar
rest caused momentary rip
pie of excitement. "That woman
is more to be feared than
a thousand rioters" said an officer, and
that was the general sentiment.
Little groups of men congregated on
the street corners and in the corridors
of the City Hall. They consulted their
watches.
"THE ARE GETTING THEM READY"
said one, coming from the telephone
room, and the hushed expectancy in
creased. No one wanted to move, but
all hung around, waiting for the news
to be flashed over the wires that the
drop had fallen. When the news that
the end had come finally reached the |
public, there was but little excitement,
Extra copies of the afternoon
papers were eagerly bought, but that
was all, and business soon went on
as usual. A visit to numerous
prominent manufacturers, where large
forces of men are employed, showed
every thing to be
QUIET AND PEACEABLE,
with the regular employees in full num-
bers IN their places.
On change business was better than
for several days past.
Around the Jail it was a military |
scene and the crowd was impressed |
with it. Over 400 police, all armed with
rifles, kept guard of the
streets. Along Clark, at Michigan and
Illinois, along Dearborn street, at In
diana, along State street, at Kinzie
street and Dearborn avenue, ropes were
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